Been using them for a few years, much cheaper that everyone else.

If you're going to wait longer (i.e. to get it done cheaper from someone else) then I would consider a concession.

Not sure what is easier overall (cleaning versus buying and swapping) but I am fairly sure that cleanable is a little better for the environment and slightly cheaper (the filters are pretty cheap so we are probably on the order of $1 to $2 a month - negligible in the scheme of things).Good luck

Sometimes it takes a bit longer but it helps me renovate properties a lot cheaper than others.

Very different Counties and you will pay a premium for Howard County...you might look in Savage as it is a bit cheaper than the rest of Howard County...I dont know much about PG County other than it is going to be much cheaper.

This whole "slumlord" label for people who lease out cheaper housing is one of the things that bugs me.   

The market down here is definitely cheaper though!!  

One podcast recently i listened to mentioned that he self manages all his properties to save on the PM fees, but he has some sort of policy with the local utilities that basically gives his tenants a 24hr number to call if something was to happen to say a frig or hvac... he even mentioned it covered a clogged toilet..I am curious what exactly is this such policy he is talking about, because the way he worded it, it sounded like he took most of the headache out of the job with this and he just worries about getting new tenants and collecting rent... he said the policy was cheaper than just keeping a handyman on call to do the repairs.. 

I really wouldn't care, but when you have a homeowner losing their home because they're caught up in a contract with someone who has a clause that says the contract is subject-to finding an end buyer & gives them permission to market the property it's no different than a contract that's subject-to flipping 3 keys of coke & finding a cheaper distributer. 

Could they move and find a place just like yours for cheaper?